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Understanding Culture, Society and Politics

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Understanding Culture,

Society and Politics


Course
Description
• This course uses insights from Anthropology, Political Science,
and Sociology to develop students’ awareness of cultural,
social and political dynamics, and sensitivity to cultural
diversity; provide them with an understanding of how culture,
human agency, society and politics work; and engage them in
the examination of the country’s current human development
goals. At the end of the course, students should acquire ideas
about human cultures, human agency, society and politics;
recognize cultural relativism and social inclusiveness to
overcome prejudices; and develop social and cultural
competence to guide their interactions with groups,
What is Culture?

•2. Culture as a “that complex whole


which encompasses beliefs, practices,
values, attitudes, laws, norms, artifacts,
symbols, knowledge, and everything
that a person learns and shares as a
member of society.” (E.B. Tylor 1920
What is Society?

Society as a group of
people sharing a
common culture
What is Politics?

•May be defined as:


(1) the art of government,
(2) public affairs,
(3) compromise and consensus, and
(4) power
HOTS Questions

•How does Social Science related


to CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS?
DISCIPLINES IN
SOCIAL SCIENCE
(CULTURE, SOCIETY AND
POLITICS)
•Identify 10 Social Issues
•Identify which disciplines can actually
addresses the particular social issues
you listed? How important is it to solve
these problems in our society?
Reflection:

•From your history classes, how did the


Spaniards and American colonizers
describe and view the native Filipinos?
How will you assess these images and
representations of native Filipinos and
their way of life?
QUIZ
1-9 Culture as a “that complex whole which
encompasses ___________,
_________________, ______________,
___________, ______________,
_______________, _______________,
_________________, _______________, and
everything that a person learns and shares as a
member of society.”
10. ________________ as a group of
people sharing a common culture.
11-14 Politics May be defined as:
___________, ____________,
__________, ________.
Define the following: (2 pts each)

•SOCIOLOGY
•ANTHROPOLOGY
•POLITICAL SCIENCE
ASSIGNMENT: CUT AND PASTE
• There are very few women included in the
history of the development of the social
sciences---sociology, anthropology, and political
science. Do a research on the contributions of
women to the development of the social
sciences in the 18th century. Make sketches or
gather pictures of these women and write about
their contributions below the picture.

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